Posts tagged with "Kyle Brodziak"
3 Stars of the Night: May 21
May 22nd, 2016 It’s the most, wonderful time, of the yearrrrrrrr! Who doesn’t love playoff hockey right? This is what we wait all season for, this is why most of us became fans of the game, as the postseason captivates us year after year after year. My personal favorite part is the dying minutes of a one-goal game when everything is a scramble,...
Wild Watch: Mikael Granlund Breaks Out
September 4th, 2015 Today, we continue our Minnesota Wild previews and predictions with Mikael Granlund.Previous previews: Mikko Koivu, Jonas Brodin 2014-15 Review Last season, Mikael Granlund was, well, honestly, he was pretty disappointing.After a dazzling performance during the Wild's playoff run in 2013-14, Granlund seemed to finally have...
Kyle Brodziak is Going Blue
July 3rd, 2015 After trading T.J. Oshie, the St. Louis Blues weren't quite finished with moves. They have signed former Minnesota Wild forward Kyle Brodziak to a one-year, $900K contract.https://twitter.com/andystrickland/status/616782708157493248Brodziak, 31, was the first acquisition Wild GM Chuck Fletcher made after taking over the team....
Oilers: Peter Chiarelli's To-Do List
July 1st, 2015 After taking over from Craig MacTavish as general manager of the Edmonton Oilers back in late April, Peter Chiarelli was well aware of the situation he was getting himself into. While he was gifted Connor McDavid at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, the former Boston Bruins GM has wasted little time in trying to put his stamp on this...
Matt Cullen's Future: Is Minnesota an Option?
May 16th, 2015 "I want to be close to home," Nashville Predator center and pending unrestricted free agent Matt Cullen recently told his hometown paper, the Dickinson Press.This doesn't necessarily mean that the Moorhead, MN-native is set on playing for the Minnesota Wild. He also said, "I know already in my head that there's a few places, if I do...
The Defense of Kyle Brodziak
October 5th, 2014 Everybody has a role. Sometimes that role changes rapidly and the shift of expectations doesn't follow quite as quickly. The Wild's Kyle Brodziak has spent large parts of the last two season as the fans' punching bag. But is the ire of fans in the State of Hockey deserved for a player whose role has shifted in a major way during his...